Ken Foree

Born to a family involved in politics and academia in Indianapolis, Foree attended Loyola University in Chicago and began working in community service in New York City as a counselor for street academy programs. After opening a Manhattan-based photography studio that was later ransacked and robbed, Foree had little to lose and randomly accompanied a friend to an acting audition. After landing a role in the off-Broadway play, "Blues for Mr. Charlie," Foree enrolled in acting school. It was there that he studied under Michael Schulman, a former teacher of method acting proponent Lee Strasberg, while working at a Greenwich Village restaurant to make ends meet.